Two Amigos Wines

We came off of a referral from our bnb — Michelle gave us a pretty terrible tasting. No information, no fun. We we’re asking questions and trying to learn more but getting nothing.

What a great time and excellent wine we had at this place! Super friendly host with huge passion about wine. Plus, the Ronald McDonald thing was cool.
I’d definitely come back when I have to take friends to explore the wonderful whereabouts of Sonoma.

Oh my gosh this place is too freaking cute! Had some time to kill in Sonoma so I just wandered around checking out different wine tastings. I stopped in because they had a $ 5 check in special for their wine tasting but I didn’t end up using it since I joined my first wine club ever!
Its so silly and unpretentious. The wines are fantastic and I love love love the co-​owner Robert! His partner is one of the original Ronald McDonalds and has memorabilia hung all around the shop. There are silly photos all around and you get to wear Groucho Marx glasses and get your photo taken when you join the club.
All their silliness extends to their wines too! They have one called «pull my finger» translated into French or something so it sounds super fancy until you find out what it means. They also have a cute dog named Mulligan that runs around the shop and made friends with my bosses dog when he stopped by to meet me. Too cute!

We wanted to hit up a fun place with some friends to taste some wines. The place was not over crowded, but there were a decent amount of people. Personally I like to interact a little more with the person doing the pours. That is part of the fun of doing wine tastings. I felt unfortunately, like it was just a let me pour these wines as fast as I can and get you out of here. Kind of disappointing.
The wine was decent. Like I said above since I was so rushed, I really don’t know much about their wines or their operation. The family who owns this clearly has fun. The place is eclectic decorated in the owners wearing Groucho Marx styles in funny poses.
Probably not a place I would try again, but great location and different place for wine tasting in Sonoma.

My boyfriend and I went to Two Amigos on a random weekday and were greeted by one of the two partners who started Two Amigos! Their wine tasting room is intimate, and we were the only two in there so we enjoyed conversing with the co-​owner. Seemed like a down to earth guy, and definitely would recommend stopping here while you’re in Sonoma square. Cheapest tasting that we found as well and great quality! The pictures lining the wall are hilarious and a nice break from the rooms that take themselves too seriously. Not the most amazing wines I’ve ever tasted but definitely worth the stop. Would definitely return if we go back to Sonoma!

This review is just for the wine. The service was great despite the holiday and what was clearly the end of a long day (and the dog adorable). Also they have $ 5 wine slushies (made from the port) which seem to be the best way to consume the wine.
Tasting was $ 10 for five which we shared The wine was incredibly smooth all around to the point that was hard to distinguish notes for my less wine inclined friend. The whites we had (voignier rosato) were bright and friendly summer wines. The syrah was a good syrah on the heavier side and well balanced but not worth the price (upper $ 40s). The port (wee more plus) and mistella (dessert wine) were simple and good but nothing special.
Overall I found the wine too much ($ 26 – 50) for my palette. However if you need a go to dinner wine I’m sure this wine will displease no one. They gave excellent food pairing recommendations.

Another random stop on The American Wine Trail, through an alley, (we later learned is known locally as «Wine Alley» — do I have good instincts or what?) into an interior shopping district near the heart of Downtown Sonoma. The small tasting room just screamed fun and a good time to us.
Well we went in and were anything but disappointed. This place SCREAMS FUN with the large poster size images of the two owners in various comical poses wearing Groucho Marx Glasses.
The tasting room manager was very energetic and enthused about the wine she poured us. She even broke out some leftovers from their Friday night event they call «Junk Food Friday» where she did an amazing job pairing the Two Amigo Wines with Doritos and Fig Newtons.
All of the wines were very good — so good we walked out with two bottles ;-) The first was not on the tasting menu — a 2013 Cuvee Classico which was a very nice blend of Merlot an Malbec — percentage of each was kept secret… shhhhhh. This was a great full bodied red that we enjoyed last night with Pistachio Gelato (we were bad).
The other wine, a 2013 Syrah (surprise — lol) was just as big and bold as the blend. Tasting it, I could practically taste a big thick Rib Eye coming off the Barbeque and enjoying with this beautiful wine, full of the tannins I so love.
The tasting started with a very fun presentation of a rather dry sparkling wine they named after the winemakers daughter, Lacey’s Toast. Its an ⁸⁰⁄₂₀ blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The packaging was original and fun — it was wrapped in a sheer pink chiffon (possibly something else) to match the color of the wine.
Did I mention the place was fun — well get this… one of the owners, who is also the winemaker was a Hollywood actor and played the starring role of Ronald McDonald for 7 consecutive years, being only the 2^nd actor to ever play the role. You just know he has to know how to have fun.
The two owners have been best friends since their freshman year at college. About 30 years ago, they pooled their resources and bought some land so they could have fun when they retired. Today, they have 7 acres planted that predominately Cab and Syrah. I believe they only produce less than 2,000 cases a year — certainly a small boutique winery.
Incidentally, they own another winery as well… well actually its the same winery and the same vineyards all made with the same equipment by the same winemaker — but because of permitting, they could not exceed so many cases per year — and so they applied for a new permit and a new label to create more wine because the first label is sold out every year through their wine club and they wanted to continue to have fun selling to the public. The first wine is Glenlyon (maybe 2 words — not sure) and surprisingly it is just as good as the Two Amigos we tasted.
So, if you find yourself in downtown Sonoma looking for a place to enjoy big bold red wines, then turn down Wine Alley and find yourself on a comfortable couch enjoying Two Amigos — I highly recommend it.

4.5 stars? That’s the whole reason why we went here, we came here late around 5pm and it closes at 6pm. It was empty and there was a guy in the back on the computer. The place is very cute, cool dog, adorable décor and novelties. The guy who was working was very dry and awkward. Short and too the point, it was like pulling teeth to get him to talk. $ 10 a tasting, not sure if it’s worth it, the wines weren’t memorable.

This place was hosted by such a nice man who offered delicious wines! :) All of labels are goofy photos of the owners and family and they’re also up on the walls. It was a fun and inviting place. I will definitely return soon!
PS: wine slushies for summer in case you’re here on a hot day.

An absolute must-​visit in Sonoma for tourists; I’m pretty local (25 minutes away) and even I walked away very impressed.
I had the benefit of being in the presence of one of the Two Amigos, Bob, who was absolutely spot-​on in his sense of what I was interested in tasting. He was also extremely generous in his pours and I left not needing to go anywhere else!
One could argue that the better the show at the tasting room, the less thrilling the wines — and Bob was a great entertainer. But the wines themselves were good to very good across the board (although your mileage may vary, of course). The Two Amigos Cabernet (2013) was probably my favorite of the bunch, but the others were close behind. The Chardonnay does well without all the oak and butter, and dessert wines — both white and red are available — are a special treat.
A delightful place, very nice wines, and great pours. One of the better Sonoma Plaza tasting rooms and I’ll look forward to a return trip next visit!

I love this wine. We Wales in at almost 6 right before close. The guy working was welcoming and pleasant, so sweet. We ended up buying 3 bottles of wine and glasses. Next time I’m in Sonoma I will definitely be here!

Small spot but very good wine tasting.
The staff was helpful and nice.
I took one year membership and already got my 3 bottles. I can’t wait to visit privately the Glenn Lyon winery. :)

The tasting room associate was nice and friendly. There dog stole my heart. Wine wasn’t my style.

This was my first stop recently in Sonoma and I’m glad I took the time. They have good wine but the tasting experience was what made it. Fun and friendly, my friend and I were laughing the whole time. It was a great experience and we even took home a few bottles of.
Plus a cute dog named Mulligan and fake noses always makes for a great wine experience.

Super fun and funny place — check out the hysterical pics of these two guys on the walls. Wines are good and reasonably priced. Highly recommended when you are doing the winery crawl in downtown Sonoma.

Michelle had me like… Napa Who? She was so helpful during tasting and even helped us plan our day in Sonoma. Good wines + good staff + good price= good times!

This place is so much fun! Not only is their wine fantastic (loved their port) they had a lot of fun things to look at and a super cute dog to hang out with!
We stopped in right before closing and the staff was really nice about us stopping in and hanging out for a bit. Lots of fun stories and great wine!

Check in on Unilocal,you get 50% off, so it will be a $ 5 tasting. It’s good value for that price. It’s touristy were average wines and good service. They have snacks out too. Best wine I tried was the port, not the one with chocolate. Not worth buying for their price to waive the tasting fee though.
Decent stop if you have time, not mind-​blowing wines though.

Definitely visit Two Amigos Wines if you’re visiting the Sonoma Square. Came in here and was greeted by a cute friendly white dog with a bed made out of a wine barrel.
The shop is nothing fancy but the service is very friendly and also pretty funny. All the wines we tried here were very delicious and the 2013 cab they were pouring was very very tasty. So much so I had to buy a bottle, even though it’s well over what I normally pay, though still much cheaper than other cabs in Sonoma or Napa County.
This is definitely a fun tasting room and I’d come back with friends from out of town to show them a great tasting room. I really enjoyed how down to earth it was. Didn’t experience any wine snobbery here. :)

Friendly relaxed service, really cheap tasting, $ 10 for 11 pours, and actually became $ 5 with a coupon! Pretty good unpretentious wines! This is the more casual and fun line from the same winemaker who makes GlenLyon wines. (You can tell it’s more fun because one of the «amigos» used to be the Ronald McDonald clown from the ads, and his photos with those red clown shoes are around the tasting room.)
All the whites, esp the sav blanc are very drinkable and slightly less alcohol content (12%) than some other wines. The reds were pretty good too, esp those from 2010 (a good year in Sonoma) and definitely the two «ports.» We ended up buying the first port, the Wee Moor, and it went so so well with the milk chocolate. The Wee Moor plus already contains milk chocolate extract and was also delicious, but you can get a similar effect just by eating chocolate :)